Mobile scanner gun system with mobile tablet having a mobile POS and enterprise resource planning application for POS customer order fulfillment and in store inventory management for retail establishment

Abstract

A mobile scanner gun system is designed for a retail store with integrated mobile tablet device carried by employees. The mobile tablet device is connected to the pistol gun base housing through a base mount universal receiver with rotational coupling, and communicates to a USB barcode scanner / reader and MSR through a specialized universal serial bus wiring harness. The Main PCB has an EEPROM controlling operations of a scanner and an MSR. The mobile tablet device has mobile applications which allow wireless communication in the form of Wi-Fi or wireless cellular with a POS store systems server and corporate ERP system, and also commands the EEPROM. Merchandise to be purchased is scanned and received by the mobile tablet device and then sent wirelessly to the POS store systems server and corporate ERP system to obtain product data concerning description, price, inventory, electronic and physical coupon, promotions, customer loyalty data and rewards.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This is Nonprovisional patent application is related to Applicant's U.S. Nonprovisional application entitled “Mobile Barcode Scanner Gun System With Mobile Tablet Device Having A Mobile Pos And Enterprise Resource Planning Application For Customer Checkout / Order Fulfillment And Real Time In Store Inventory Management For Retail Establishment” (Attorney Docket No. 0528-2); U.S. Nonprovisional application entitled “Wearable Mobile Scanner System With Mobile Tablet Having A Mobile Pos And Enterprise Resource Planning Application For Pos Customer Order Fulfillment And Method In Store Inventory Management For Retail Establishment” (Attorney Docket No. 0528-6); U.S. Nonprovisional application entitled “Wearable Mobile Scanner System With Mobile Tablet Having A Mobile Pos And Enterprise Resource Planning Application For Pos Customer Order Fulfillment And In Store Inventory Management For Retail Establishment” (Attorney Docket No. 0528-7); and U....

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Benefits of technology

The patent describes a system where a customer doesn't have to come to a central check out location. A retail employee with a mobile scanner gun system can conduct sales transactions anywhere in the store. They have up-to-date information about the inventory, as well as electronic and physical coupons, promotions, and customer loyalty rewards data. This creates a better interaction between the customer and the employee, resulting in improved sales. The system includes an electrically erasable programmable read only memory (EEPROM) that organizes the data and delivers it to the mobile tablet device through a specialized wiring harness. This allows the employee to perform secure distributed sales within the retail establishment.

Problems solved by technology

Other frequently utilized barcode reading devices can be found at various kiosks in a store wherein a customer can scan an item for a price-check, however these kiosk barcode reading devices do not process the sale, and only provide the ability to view the price of the item scanned.

However, these barcode scanning devices and software implemented therein, fail to provide a combination of mobile technology with POS technology, and further fail to provide the ability to manage inventory throughout the retailer's franchise.

However, these devices are only used for inventory management and have no ability to process sales.

No tablet is provided, and the system does not communicate barcode information or payment card information wirelessly to a main computer in a retail environment.

This portable terminal communicates with a kiosk and has a very limited range of communication.

Moreover, the portable terminal does not have a tablet or an input device, and does not accept swiping of a magnetic payment card.

No tablet is provided, and the system does not communicate barcode information or credit card information wirelessly to a main computer in a retail environment.

The point of sale terminals do not provide inventory management in conjunction with point of sale transaction capability throughout a retailer establishment.

Consequently, the terminals are limited in structure and function to use with narrowly tailored constructs.

As such, the point of sale terminal does not provide a mobile tablet device capable of being mounted on a scanner device for integration and communication for sales transactions and inventory management.

This requires the customer to take a picture of the QR code and show it at the sales kiosk register or bring the product to the sales kiosk, a cumbersome operation.

The system does not disclose the structure or function of mobile point of sale systems for use in retail establishments.

The mobile commerce system does not provide a system having a barscanner device integrated and in communication with a mobile tablet with payment card receiving capability.

The system does not disclose the structure or function of mobile point of sale systems for use in retail establishments.

The system does not disclose the structure or function of mobile point of sale systems for use in retail establishments.

The scanner gun does not provide a system having a barscanner device integrated and in communication with a mobile tablet with payment card receiving capability.

Further, the device does not disclose the structure or function of mobile point of sale system.

Further, the Application in the tablet does not communicate with a central corporate ERP system within the retail location to determine detailed description of a scanned product; determine its inventory, price and promotions.

Furthermore, it does not also allow the POS store systems server to process a payment card transaction for the purchase of a product.

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